Short Overhang Poems

winter blankets
the dark earth
makeshift banks
overhang into drifts-
snow falls icy blue...

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apples overhang the orchard wall,
sun-kissed drapes now about to fall.

hedgerows ablaze with succulent sweets
will-power melts in a crumble


inspired by Constance's contest...

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behind the town
by a pond
upwards reach
poplars,birch and beech:
over the roof
out of sight
lies temptation..
apples overhang
an orchard wall,
ripening in the 
sun awaiting
Autumn's fall...

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I hike through my grandparents woods 
strolling on leaf strewn paths 
shaded by the overhang of oak branches 
as they lose their color 
leaves folding like petals 
then fall like the rest 
with just a hint of autumns breath...

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 limerick 

There was a spring chicken named Brewster.
He was the school’s number one booster,
      but this spring he forward-sprang
      from the girls’ room overhang.
Now he’s called - the naughty old rooster....

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dull
dark
December day-
devastation's depression
descends

makeshift banks
overhang into drifts-
snow falls icy blue


the tiles dusted with snow-
trickle down rivulets
fill the rain butt

long twilight days's of winter shade
bring tomorrow's snowdrops in the glade...

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clouds tumble over peaks damp air chews chill skin
fingers grip their bones no retreat or trace of steps
snaking tongues of mist race upwards leaden cloud overhang
two worlds press
hammer hands  nail a tiring flesh 
breath hooked to peril
now grin and yowl  now shout 
a stone arrowhead aimed at nothing and everything
climb on...

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I don't know the way that's before me,

The joys or the griefs it might bring -

What clouds overhang the future,

What flowers by the road may spring,

But someone will journey beside me,

Not in trouble or grief will forsake,

And this is my solace and comfort

Then I'll know the way I should take.



Stay strong....

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An overhang might be a mystical spot,
where shattered hearts can be recuperated,
Hidden trusts are given fresh life,
The shouts of torment are discernible,
The sky is seen through a brought-down look,
The eyes clear away their auld tears,
furthermore, spirits are covered in obscurity,
welcome the beams of trust....

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Chased by a South African grootslang,
Thrown in the air with a pop and a bang,
He yelled “Help! I am being EATEN! Dang!”
Grootslang chomped him in half with one fang.

I screamed bloody murder with a heartfelt clang.
Climbed a bamboo tree with a tall overhang.
The grootslang laughed, and he and I sang.
A rare interaction with a determined grootslang....

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A doe and her mate
tempt the fates          
wind driven snow
what a delight...
new white blossoms
on barren bushes
over large hats overhang
on hoary old buildings
highlighted branches
on majestic leafless trees
magical silence
in the quality of light
a blanket of white pulled
up to nature's chin
perchance to dream
a new tomorrow...
a new day...

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Head buried beneath the wind,
hung, grasping an overhang,
hug the thin bones of wiry tussocks.

At the moor's edge
where the cliff-drop, gnaws at the sky,
a jutting ledge raises it hackles,
fingers scrabble, skinned toes curl
within creaking jawed boots

Turn an ankle here,
and you may fall
unleashed
to die somewhere.

Cling!

Laugh at yourself.

Do not enter your mind,
where your whipped dog cowers.


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Note-Practice Run

in the barren days of winter
a leafless vine 
wraps herself into his arms
wildly and calling
climbing his walls and trellises
as snow and ice overhang
white on white
creepers on creepers
evergreen possessing his face
with ivy
clinging closer
invasive and resolute
destroying other suitors in his garden bed
the friction of weather is cold but hot
… yearning to spring


connie pachecho

2/22/25...

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ravish so the hooks unleash
the fish from it's scales as such anchor hoist
 rods and nets overhang the breach deck
gatherings of the bounty fins fish aplenty
fish for food yet man for God
disciples of men bringing forth unto Jesus
sailors and common man delight
abundance fish feed shall be incorporated this night
...purposed be we're all fishermen of the lake, rivers, oceans and streams

12/21/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©
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